Assessment of gamma oryzanol variability, an attractive rice bran bioactive compound

• Main Author: Lageiro, Manuela
• Publication Date: 2018
• Other Authors: Castanho, Ana, Pereira, Cristiana, Calhelha, Ricardo C., Ferreira, Isabel C.F.R., Brites, Carla
• Format: Article
• Language: eng
• Source: Repositórios Científicos de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (RCAAP)
• Download full: http://hdl.handle.net/10198/23428
• topic: Cytotoxicity; Gamma-oryzanol; HPLC; Rice bran

Gamma-oryzanol is a compound present on rice bran, which has been studied for its bioactive properties, including its cytotoxic activity. The gamma-oryzanol biosynthesis occurs on the lipidic membrane of the plant and can be influenced by edaphoclimatic grown conditions. Two Portuguese rice varieties (Ceres and Macarico) from 6 growing environments were analysed in order to explore the influence of the growing conditions on the gamma-oryzanol content, its constituents, and cytotoxic effect against 4 human tumour cell lines (NCI-H460, HeLa, HepG2, and MCF-7). The overall variability of gamma-oryzanol concentration was from 1.56 g/Kg to 3.19 g/Kg, Ceres reveals higher values than Macarico; those concentrations also varied with the growing environment. The environment was also determinant for the individual concentration of the 3 gamma-oryzanol compounds (cycloartenyl ferulate, 24-methylenecycloartanyl ferulate, and campesteryl ferulate). A cytotoxic effect was observed for all the tested tumour cell lines and also varied with the growing environment.